Jordan Times
Thursday, April 15, 1999
Net investments by non-Jordanians total JD12.7m at stock exchange during three months |
| AMMAN (J.T.) — The net
investments of non-Jordanians in the Amman Stock Exchange amounted to JD12.7 million
during the first three months of this year, said Jalil Tarif, the executive director of
the stock exchange. He explained that non-Jordanians bought shares valued at JD40.3
million during the period covered but also sold shares valued at JD27.6 million during the
same period. Arab investors' purchases amounted to about JD6.1 million or 15.1 per cent of the volume purchased by non-Jordanians. Purchase of non-Arabs amounted to JD34.2 million or 84.9 per cent of the total investments taken by non-Jordanians. On the selling side, Arab investors sold shares worth JD13.7 million (49.6 per cent) during the first three months of this year whereas sales by non-Arabs amounted to JD13.9 million (50.4 per cent). |